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defense secretary chuck hagel saying the pentagon is preparing military options. the move comes as violence continues to escalate between the assad government and rebel forces. and in an interview with the associated press, hagel said, quote, the defense department has a responsibility to provide the president with options for contingencies. and that requires positions our forces, positioning our assets to carry out different options, whatever ongss the president might choose. >>> watch "this week" tomorrow for the latest on the situation in syria. martha raddatz will be anchoring live from the region. >>> meanwhile, the president spent the friday pushing his new education reform proposal. one of his stops, a town hall in binghamton, new york. among the president's proposals, reducing college costs for students and cutting law school from three years to two years. >>> vice president joe biden joined the president on his bus tour. and he made his first public comments about his son's health scare. beau biden was treated at a cancer center in houston this week, afte
defense secretary chuck hagel saying the pentagon is preparing military options. the move comes as violence continues to escalate between the assad government and rebel forces. and in an interview with the associated press, hagel said, quote, the defense department has a responsibility to provide the president with options for contingencies. and that requires positions our forces, positioning our assets to carry out different options, whatever ongss the president might choose. >>>...
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republican chuck hagel has one very important democrat on his side -- >> i've served with chuck hagel. i know him. he's a patriot. >> reporter: but when news broke that he'd be the pick for secretary of defense, prominent republicans, who would be a part of the confirmation, called him an in-your-face pick. >> it's difficult to imagine a circumstance in which i could support his nomination. >> it's a controversial choice. >> reporter: even conservative groups got in on the fight against hagel. >> chuck hagel is not a responsible option. >> reporter: why is everyone so sour on the former republican senator? last month he had to issue an apology for comments made in 1998 about president clinton's nominee to be ambassador to luxembourg, calling him openly, aggressively gay. in 2007, hagel dared to speak out against the planned troop surge in iraq. >> the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country, since vietnam. >> reporter: and his controversial comments on israel incensed many when he said lawmakers on capitol hill were intimidated by what he called the jewish lobby. >> if c
republican chuck hagel has one very important democrat on his side -- >> i've served with chuck hagel. i know him. he's a patriot. >> reporter: but when news broke that he'd be the pick for secretary of defense, prominent republicans, who would be a part of the confirmation, called him an in-your-face pick. >> it's difficult to imagine a circumstance in which i could support his nomination. >> it's a controversial choice. >> reporter: even conservative groups got...
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hagel is a combat vietnam veteran who won a purple heart while serving in vietnam. >>> and the food and drug administration are proposing new rules to ensure our food is safe. it requires farmers to take more precautions against contamination. there's an estimated 3,000 deaths a year from foodborne illness. >>> the holidays, it seems is just beginning for the elephants in the berlin zoo. they are being fed christmas trees. last week we had goats and cattle eating christmas trees. now, it's elephants in germany. >>> time, now, for the weather. over the ginger zee. >> good morning. let's start in king county. we have a new storm coming in. and this one going to be a little warmer. a lot of rain in the seattle area. and all the way down the coast. i mentioned san francisco getting some. down to los angeles. and mountain snow, up to a foot in some places, in the cascades. and a little warmer for us in the east. and nashville, going up to 55 tuesday. 47 today. atlanta, close to 60 on sunday. washington, d.c., average of 43 this time of year. it would be above average as you end your weekend.
hagel is a combat vietnam veteran who won a purple heart while serving in vietnam. >>> and the food and drug administration are proposing new rules to ensure our food is safe. it requires farmers to take more precautions against contamination. there's an estimated 3,000 deaths a year from foodborne illness. >>> the holidays, it seems is just beginning for the elephants in the berlin zoo. they are being fed christmas trees. last week we had goats and cattle eating christmas...
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hagel is a combat vietnam veteran who won a purple heart while serving in vietnam. >>> and the food and drug administration are proposing new rules and regulations to ensure our food is safe. the rules require farmers and food companies to take more precautions against contamination. there's an estimated 3,000 deaths a year from foodborne illness. >>> and finally, the holidays, it seems are just beginning for the elephants at the berlin zoo. now that the holiday is over, they're being served christmas trees for food. apparently, they love to eat them and are attracted to the strong smell. last week we had goats and cattle eating christmas trees. now, it's elephants in germany. >>> time, now, for the weather. over the ginger zee. >> good morning. let's start in king county, in washington, just south and east of seattle. we had some ice and wind. we have a new storm coming in. and this one going to be a little warmer. a lot of rain in the seattle area. and all the way down the coast. i mentioned san francisco getting some. down to los angeles. and mountain snow, up to a foot in some place
hagel is a combat vietnam veteran who won a purple heart while serving in vietnam. >>> and the food and drug administration are proposing new rules and regulations to ensure our food is safe. the rules require farmers and food companies to take more precautions against contamination. there's an estimated 3,000 deaths a year from foodborne illness. >>> and finally, the holidays, it seems are just beginning for the elephants at the berlin zoo. now that the holiday is over,...
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. >> meantime, the president's pick, chuck hagel, faced a rough time last week. did he hurt his performance? >> they're not even arguing he did a good job before the senate on thursday and made several mistakes but he's likely to still get confirmed. in fact, overnight another republican senator mike johan said he would support chuck hagel. that gives him two republican senators. most of the democrats are still behind him so he will get confirmed but that was an uninspiring performance at bet. >> i know you will talk some football and force your roundtable to pick a favorite super bowl ad. >> force? they were having fun doing it. >> let me force you, what's your favorite ad? >> so far, i mean i like a lot of them. the vw ad i think is hilarious, come on, be happy is fantastic. that go daddy ad is really something to see it kind of squirm inducing, i would say but then on top of that, and they always do it, the new clydesdale ad is a real heart tugger. a lot of them and we're going to get all the round table to weigh in this morning. >> thank you, george. we shoul
. >> meantime, the president's pick, chuck hagel, faced a rough time last week. did he hurt his performance? >> they're not even arguing he did a good job before the senate on thursday and made several mistakes but he's likely to still get confirmed. in fact, overnight another republican senator mike johan said he would support chuck hagel. that gives him two republican senators. most of the democrats are still behind him so he will get confirmed but that was an uninspiring...
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both the president obama and defense secretary hagel speaking out just the past couple days in sexual assault in our armed services. an estimating 26,000 incidents last year alone, that's an astonishing number. let's bring in chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz. she's filling in for george stephanopoulos on "this week." >> good morning. >> all of this talk now from high-level military brass and people in the administration about fixing what is not a new problem, do you think they are taking it seriously now? >> i think they're taking it seriously. the problem is, i have heard these same kind of things over 20 years, with leaders saying we have zero tolerance for sexual assault and sexual harassment, and the problem is now just astonishing. i do think it's a top priority. i do think people are thinking about it. but how they solve this problem is the real question. >> and the numbers are staggering. >>> i want to turn to another controversy, that's in washington, that's the justice department going to extreme lengths investigating reporters, how is this playing out in the
both the president obama and defense secretary hagel speaking out just the past couple days in sexual assault in our armed services. an estimating 26,000 incidents last year alone, that's an astonishing number. let's bring in chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz. she's filling in for george stephanopoulos on "this week." >> good morning. >> all of this talk now from high-level military brass and people in the administration about fixing what is not a new...
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. >> meantime, the president's pick for defense secretary, chuck hagel, faced a rocky confirmation hearing last week to say the least. >> to say the least. >> did he hurt his performance? >> well, they're not defending his performance. they're not even arguing he did a good job before the senate on thursday and made several mistakes, but he's likely to still get confirmed. in fact, overnight another republican senator from nebraska, mike johan, said he would support chuck hagel. that gives him two republican senators. most of the democrats are still behind him, so he's going to get confirmed, but that was an uninspiring performance at best. >> i know you will talk some foogt football on the show this morning, and force your roundtable to pick a favorite super bowl ad. >> force? they were having fun doing it. >> of the ads that have been released so far. let me force you, what is your favorite ad? >> so far, i mean i like a lot of them. this year the vw ad i think is hilarious. come on, be happy is fantastic. that go daddy ad is really something to see it kind of squirm inducing, i would sa
. >> meantime, the president's pick for defense secretary, chuck hagel, faced a rocky confirmation hearing last week to say the least. >> to say the least. >> did he hurt his performance? >> well, they're not defending his performance. they're not even arguing he did a good job before the senate on thursday and made several mistakes, but he's likely to still get confirmed. in fact, overnight another republican senator from nebraska, mike johan, said he would support...